Is this the most affordable BARITONE TELE? SubZero Paradigm 27" for £250

[@iBoss818]

That clean tone was glorious

[@merqury5]

Your first plugged in playing was absolutely beautiful. I could listen to that all day!

[@geirisk8]

Sorry for the late reply and thank you for the nice comment! The song is called Mirrors by Between The Buried And Me so you can check it out ;)

[@semyonboyk0]

Coil split: you have 2 coils, the switch "shuts down" one of them. It leaves you with another coil active, which introduces the 60-cycle hum, and tends to sound kinda weak sometimes, since half a humbucker is not as juicy as a dedicated single coil. Coil tap: you have 1 coil, the switch goes between high and low output modes. It's done by introducing a breakpoint when winding a wire onto a coil, so by flipping a switch you either use the entirety of the wire or only a part of it. Manufacturers and players get them confused all the time, usually incorrectly calling the feature "coil tap" while it's actually a "coil split", just like in your case. Hope this makes sense.

[@geirisk8]

Damn dude thanks for the great explanation! I wasn't sure but this makes total sense and tells me that this guitar has coil split, not tap :D

[@dreaminginnoother]

my guitarist just got a baritone and he loves it. He says everything he plays sounds awesome even when it's really simple. Very cool. Everything is heavier but still tight and snappy.

[@peterbagosi3862]

Really nice demonstration, plus point for the Jinjer tunes!

[@geirisk8]

Hah thank you!!

[@CatastrophicG]

I don't see/hear anything wrong with it. The guitar sounds ridiculously good! 👍👍

[@geirisk8]

I really love the guitar and I play it all the time. It's a keeper for me! A few flaws but nothing that bothers me to be honest. The 30" Rogue VI will be here next month in white and I'm super excited to try that one out!

[@CatastrophicG]

@@geirisk8 sucha cool guitar, buddy! Great video! I play a lot in lower tunings and modern metal, hardrock, hardcore style of riffs and such so this one absolutely perfect for it! I'll check that new white 30" soon too when it's out. Cheers, mate

[@agostinoerosfalbo8489]

I got this guitar because I wanted a cheap baritone... It looks very good and holds tuning really well but the pickups were microphonic and the frets were not properly leveled... It's now getting a fretjob and I got a set of Seymour Duncan black winter to go in it... Hopefully this will solve the issues since it is a great guitar overall

[@geirisk8]

Oh nice that pickup upgrade is going to make a huge difference! I like the stock ones and I don't think I've had any microphonic issues with mine.

[@jadensmith4978]

Thank you for doing this review. I have been looking at baritone's and 7 strings for a while to extend my range of metal playing. i dont think i am ready for another string so i wanted a baritone option on a budget. i was looking at this guitar for a while and i think this has review has made my mind up and i will pull the trigger on it. thank you once again. more than earned a like and follow.

[@geirisk8]

Thank you so much the comment! I just wanna make videos and share my opinions and views on all kinds of random gear and hope to inspire people or that someone finds this helpful for them to make up their mind on a purchase. Cheers mate!

[@LemonMeIon]

16:49 Glad you like Jinjer. They have such a tight sound. You should cover Retrospection!

[@geirisk8]

Oh yeah I love that band. Their songs are often a bit tricky but I'll probably dive a bit more into learning them soon and I'll keep that song in mind!

[@AlwayzTired]

Fantastic BTBAM riff at the beginning - well played!

[@chuckthemagicnorris]

So nice to hear Mirrors!!

[@geirisk8]

Right? It's such a beautiful melody!

[@jonthorsigmunds]

That’s a sick guitar, sounds great!

[@geirisk8]

Thank you good sir!

[@d3agl350cal]

automatic upvote for BTBAM intro riff

[@geirisk8]

I really love playing that. I can't remember what the actual tuning is supposed to be but the riff really works on such a low tuning!

[@d3agl350cal]

@@geirisk8 i learned it years ago, but definitely adjusted to play easier cause Waggoner is too hardcore for me, or maybe Dusty wrote that part. i dont have spider hands, i got kyle gass sausage fingers

[@CFChristian]

Same.

[@Kolibri92]

What's the song called?

[@Kolibri92]

Mirrors it seems

[@RamonSludgecore]

I dig that guitar, man. I think for the price it’s a good mod platform at the very least. Anyone with any experience in modding guitars wouldn’t have a problem with that. I’m one of those people lol. I can’t afford super expensive guitars so I buy decent guitars and make them badass over time😂 great video btw!

[@worldaswar3784]

exactly :D modding is way cheaper and you can have extremely powerful sounding guitar

[@polyrhythnik8904]

I'm just wondering when we're gonna get wonderwall in B standard. It may just be me but on your first clean playing it sounded like the pickups were kicking out a lot of high end. Either way, I think you've just convinced me to pick one up as a back up for when we can actually gig again.

[@geirisk8]

Hahah we'll see about the Wonderwall idea ;) Yeah when you split (it's been pointed to me that the coils are being split, not tapped) the pickups they become a lot brighter. For me it's a good thing and offers just more versatility!

[@ahaua1]

Great review and skills!

[@BrainDeadTX]

Great video, I bought one and love it!

[@geirisk8]

Woohoo that's awesome man!!

[@halohat2286]

Thank you for the video. I think I am going to buy one of these and your video helped me make that decision, which I will let the seller know. I expect to make some corrections such as the nut etc., however I find it to be a great platform and price. BTW, I really like the chords you were playing at the start of your sound demo, very sweet!!! Subscribed. I have several 7 string guitars all 27" scale so no worries about that 🙂If you have a band or solo music I can check out, I'd appreciate a link to it. I like the way you play.

[@SisterRose]

Damn that's beautiful, I wish it came in different colours. I was thinking of getting the standard Subzero Rogue with the trem and down-tuning(looking to do stoner as opposed to the Djenty genre people use the VI for), as far as I can tell it has the same pickups? Coil split would be nice though. This would be more ideal though.

[@geirisk8]

Yeah I think other colours would be a nice option! This guitar has coil splitting so that's a nice feature. I'm not sure about the other models they have.

[@PaulHirsh]

Very nice performance. I just bought the Rogue VI and I.m planning to change the strings to 14-64 but now I m wondering if I shouldn't have bought this one.

[@Tiomofee]

Great demo, well balanced. Thank you. :-)

[@Steff_kjns]

I bought one last year, and I'm absolutely in love with it. However: It missed one of the four screws around the input, and the locking tuner was bashed and bent (but still 100% functional nonetheless) I could've probably just e-mailed their customer service but I didn't want to wait for it again... Now I've almost switched exclusively to my baritone (switching it up with my Ibanez RG walnut 7-string & Jackson dinky 8-string) Its just a blast to play and it sounds great, almost as good or at best just as good as my EMG (81's I think) on my 7 string.

[@Combustion47]

Great review of this guitar , sounds pretty good to me for the money ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@geirisk8]

Thank you for watching and yes it's an interesting guitar especially since there aren't many baritone tele guitars out there, at least not that are affordable.

[@noirelectrique8782]

good musical playing

[@geirisk8]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@LePainetLeVin]

Dude, what's the tune you are playing at 5:00 minutes

[@JaFoste_Studio]

It seems like all of the gear4music house brand guitars and basses have that same weird residue on them. I got one of their coliseum basses and it had that stuff all over it. Maybe the warehouse where they keep these has moisture issues?

[@D20band]

I love the tele shaped guitars! Tough call between this and the Rogue. I'm thinking of picking up one soon, but don't know if I need a 30 inch scale. How low have you tuned on this one?

[@BardNomad]

Commercial baritone strings for a 27" scale guitar usually get you in B standard-Drop A on the lighter end and A standard/Drop G on the heavier end. 30" scale starts you at E standard one octave lower than guitar. It's basically a bass.

[@geirisk8]

Sorry for the late reply! I also have the 30" guitar from them and it's a totally different beast. This 27" is tuned to B-standard (with drop-a as option) and I like that because that gets me the feeling I had when I had a 7-string.

[@D20band]

@@geirisk8 how low have you tuned on the 30” inch scale version? Just trying to figure out which would be best for me. Tele shape is usually my go to.

[@Mark_Williams300]

The coil tap option is a nice touch.

[@geirisk8]

Absolutely and just gives a lot more options tonally. I love it!

[@halohat2286]

Here we are a year after your review, just after you bought the guitar. So... after one year how do you like the guitar now? Did you keep it? Did you make any modifications ? You mentioned possibly changing out the tuners

[@rickjames5684]

I'm so confused about tunings. At about 8:30 in the video, you mentioned the guitar is tuned the same way as E standard. So could this apply to lower tunings like drop E? I just really admire the lower tunings but it's hard for me to learn chords unless I get the regular 6 string (non baritone) out to practice. It's just so boring playing in standard. lol

[@TobyKBTY]

That clean intro you did sounds so familiar, like a blast from the past but I can't quite put my finger on it...I want to say BTBAM but I could be wrong? But this seems like a lovely beater baritone!

[@geirisk8]

Yeah what Nihil said is right. I love this melody!

[@denverrandy7143]

Love your videos

[@geirisk8]

Thank you!!

[@richarddwjensen]

What's the approximate weight?

[@asherplatts6253]

What was the amp tone you were using for the heavy tones again? STL? I quite like it as well.

[@geirisk8]

At the time I was just using AxeFX Ultra for all my tones but the key is good cab IRs so I've been using the GGD Zilla Cabs (now also the Cali suite from them which is amazing). I usually gravitate towards a JCM800 but sometimes also an SLO100.

[@asherplatts6253]

@@geirisk8 takk!

[@ferrencerosier9965]

Sounds great man! What amp (sim) did you use?

[@Seven7Pain1]

Now this is a true baritone 27" what you about to order was a Bass VI if its more than 28" scale its considered a Bass 6 which tunes standard EADGBE but down a whole interval but that you have is true baritone tuned BEADF#B

[@SinysterSoundsOfficial]

How low could the tunining go, and do u know if it can fit thicker strings? (like 7 string gauges)

[@Freddekaddeth]

Is it neck heavy?

[@jannowak3604]

What is the guage strings in this guitar. Gear4misic says that 10-52 is that true

[@geirisk8]

Yeah that info is wrong. I'm not sure but they're heavier for sure. I put something like 12-62 in mine I think and that works well.

[@jacobseal]

Cool guitar. Not bad sounding at all for the price. With a proper fret level and nut it would be a good gigging baritone.

[@geirisk8]

Yeah exactly, I don't have the proper tools for this scale length to do a proper set up so I kinda ballparked it but a fret level would make it really great!

[@erydev5647]

Hi man, I've already done putting my vocals into your instrumentals. (Gojira - Silvera). May I upload it now? Thanks man 🤘

[@geirisk8]

Hey dude yes of course, go crazy! I'd love to see it so please let me know and send me a link :)

[@erydev5647]

@@geirisk8 I will upload it in my Instagram. What's your instagram account? So I can write down the credit in the caption.

[@TheOmar93x]

@@erydev5647 its geiriolafs

[@geirisk8]

@@erydev5647 Hey! It's @asgeirhelg :)

[@chrisstrohman4131]

Do you still have this guitar? How is it after a year?

[@halohat2286]

Update 04-22-2022 I tried to buy one but can't seem to get a person to answer my eMails to every email address in Ireland and the USA as well as their phone numbers which always just give a busy signal. Very disappointing as I really liked your demo video. Too bad for me I suppose. Wanna sell me yours lol?

[@jannowak3604]

Sounds beauty

[@geirisk8]

Thank you!

[@speculareflections]

I hear Mirrors by BTBAM I press like.

[@freakinpro]

Mirrors, my man!

[@quentinneace8930]

Man I really wish they made a left handed model of this guitar.. sigh.

[@TannerSingsSongs]

Well, I'm pretty much sold on that.

[@geirisk8]

Cool!!

[@alexanderh.3078]

Er að pæla í að fá mér einn svona, hljómar næs

[@olivierdijx9596]

Here is the worst pick up I've tested... tested on Engl Savage, EVH 5150, Pod Go, rubbish. Sounds a little better with amplitube. A very nice, cheap guitar to customize in terms of electronics because it is unplayable. The sound is weak with a lot of feedback. Worth the price display.... a base to customize...

[@Peter-by3ox]

Learn some Carcass B standard

[@geirisk8]

Maybe I should ;)